They came to celebrate the victory of President-elect Donald Trump.
In a venue where Trump’s victory party was held, the triumphant strains of “How Great Thou Art” floated through the room long after 3 a.m. Wednesday as tired voices were raised in homage to God.
“Witnessing this as I left the Trump victory party moved me to tears,” Lisa Boothe of Fox News posted on X early Wednesday.
The post reverberated across X.
As the campaign closed, The New York Times noted that Trump made an unabashed embrace of Christianity, promising Christian leaders they would have unprecedented access.
“It will be directly into the Oval Office — and me,” Trump said.
“We have to save religion in this country,” he said.
The Times noted two defining moments in the campaign for Christians.
One came when Vice President Kamala Harris was bemoaning how the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision on abortion.
“Jesus is Lord,” some in the crowd called.
“Oh, you guys are at the wrong rally,” Harris mocked.
The second came when, in the aftermath of that mockery, Vice President-elect Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio reminded Trump supporters of the truth they share when someone at a rally shouted that Jesus was king.
“That’s right — Jesus is king,” Vance said.
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